Cladograms

Definition

A cladogram is a diagram used in cladistics which shows relations among organisms based on shared derived characteristics that can be traced back to a group's most recent common ancestor.

Related terms

Phylogeny: The evolutionary history and relationship of an individual or group of organisms.

Taxonomy: The science of classification, in biology the arrangement of organisms into a classification.

Monophyletic Group: A group of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor.